Xavier Joseph, baritone, is a graduate of Georgia State University, and Oakwood University. He has covered the role of Daggoo in Heggie’s Moby Dick with Opera San Jose, and performed Raphael in Haydn’s Creation, Guglielmo in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Vater in Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel, Bartolo in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and John Brooke in Adamo’s Little Women. In 2021, Mr. Joseph sang the role of Pirate King with Opera Huntsville in a Gilbert and Sullivan mashup. With The Dallas Opera Chorus, he sang Kern’s Show Boat, Shostakovich no. 13, and Heggie’s Moby Dick. He has studied with Kevin Short, Kathryn Hartgrove, and Dr. Julie Moore Foster, and he has participated in programs at Manhattan School of Music, Harrower Summer Opera Workshop, and Renmin University. In 2019, Mr. Joseph was a soloist at The Kennedy Center’s Opening Festival for the new Reach Center. Also in 2019, Mr. Joseph was the Baritone soloist for Shiloh Baptist’s 81st offering of Handel’s Messiah, in Washington, D.C. The 2022/2023 season saw Mr. Joseph making his debut with Opera Baltimore singing Wagner in Gounod’s Faust, singing as the baritone soloist in Dubois’ Seven Last Words, and the baritone soloist in Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio. In July of 2024, Mr. Joseph made his house and role debut, singing Le Dancaïre in Bizet’s Carmen with Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis, MO. Mr. Joseph is an Adjunct Professor of Music at Washington Adventist University, and is a member of the Washington National Opera Chorus. Prior to joining the faculty at Washington Adventist University, Mr. Joseph taught four years in the Vocal Music Department at The Duke Ellington School of The Arts.
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Email: xjoseph1@umbc.edu